With 10 days left for holiday shopping, many people will panic and overspend. With easy tips from Stephanie Nelson, The Coupon Mom, shoppers can give nice gifts for $5 or less, which will help avoid big credit card bills in January.
For less than $5, you can assemble homemade gift baskets using dollar store containers ($1 each) with free personal care deals featured on CouponMom.com, such as a “Baking Basket” using baking ingredients that are at rock-bottom prices now, a “Spa Basket” made up of free coupon deals that include body wash, hair care, and lotions. Men appreciate “Shave Baskets” coupon bargains of free razors and shaving products, or “Beauty Baskets” for teenage girls and women using free cosmetics, lotions, hair products and nail items. Free snacks and beverages (more coupon deals) make great gifts for college kids. Check out this week’s EASY Gift Basket example – click each items for expanded details and coupons:
From Walgreens – View Walgreens Store Deals list:
Buy 3 – Clairol Herbal Essences Hair Care select varieties – 30¢ each
From CVS – View CVS Store Deals list:
Buy 3 – Aveeno Body Wash 12-16 oz or Bath Treatment 8 ct – FREE + $1.32 Profit
Buy 2 – Gillette Venus razor 1 ct. – $2
Buy 2- Hersheys Holiday Kisses, Miniatures 7.8-10 oz or Cadbury Snowballs 8oz $1.00 each
From Rite Aid – View Rite Aid Store Deals list
Buy 2 – Revlon Shadowlinks Eye Shadow – FREE
Buy 2 – Wet N Wild Gift Set 40% off – 19¢
Total Value: $83.86
Sale Price: $66.36
Pay at Register: $32.86
Get: $26.90 in cash back and store savings, Ibotta, Checkout 51
Net Cost: $5.96 or 2 Gift Baskets for $2.98 each!